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Management tools, Automatic server recovery, Rompaq utility – HP DL580 User Manual

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Server software and configuration utilities 70

Management tools

Automatic Server Recovery

ASR is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating system error occurs, such

as a blue screen, ABEND, or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the ASR timer, starts when the System
Management driver, also known as the Health Driver, is loaded. When the operating system is

functioning properly, the system periodically resets the timer. However, when the operating system fails,

the timer expires and restarts the server.
ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time after a system hang or
shutdown. At the same time, the HP SIM console notifies you by sending a message to a designated

pager number that ASR has restarted the system. You can disable ASR from the HP SIM console or

through RBSU.

ROMPaq utility

The ROMPaq utility enables you to upgrade the system firmware (BIOS) or Lights-Out 100 firmware. To

upgrade the firmware, insert a ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive or ROMPaq USB Key into an

available USB port and boot the system.
The ROMPaq utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available

firmware revisions.
For more information about the ROMPaq utility, see the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/go/support

).

System Online ROM flash component utility

The Online ROM Flash Component Utility enables system administrators to efficiently upgrade system or

controller ROM images across a wide range of servers and array controllers. This tool has the following

features:

Works offline and online

Supports Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows® 2000, Windows Server™ 2003, Novell Netware,
and Linux operating systems

IMPORTANT:

This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server.

For operating systems supported by the server, see the HP website

(

http://www.hp.com/support

).

Integrates with other software maintenance, deployment, and operating system tools

Automatically checks for hardware, firmware, and operating system dependencies, and installs only
the correct ROM upgrades required by each target server

To download the tool and for more information, see the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/support

).

Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II

RILOE II enables browser access to servers through a hardware-based, OS-independent graphical remote

console. Some of the features include virtual diskette drive and power button, server management through

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